In 2015, she told Kirsty Young on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that it would be “incredible” for a family to be on her horizons.

But speaking to The Sunday Times Magazine about whether having children is something her and Sasse are serious about, she said: “Well, as time goes by that becomes a different kettle of fish.”

Minogue, who has three nephews that she is “crazy” about, added that she had come to terms with the fact that she might never give birth.

“I guess you have those visions of, 'God, what would my child looks like? Be it a boy or a girl? What would I see of myself in them?'” she revealed. “That’s saddening, but I’ve thought about it for a long time and I’ve had to face that for a long time.”

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In the interview, the singer also spoke candidly about her experiences after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, admitting that she had considered adoption.

But she said that, for anyone dealing with the illness, there comes a point where “you want to scream” if anyone suggests there are “many options”.

“It is marvellous there are options,” she said. “But when you are dealing with other stuff and things that you took for granted are taken away from you, it is like, yes, there are options, but…”

Minogue, who has vowed not to get married until same-sex marriage is legalised in Australia, also revealed in the interview that “no one knows the whole story” of her cancer diagnoses and said she lets off steam by going to a “safe” place, such as her home or one of her friends' properties.